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To the Chief Musician. With flutes [fn] . A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Lord,Consider my meditation.

Hearken to my words, O Lord, attend to my cry.

Give heed to the voice of my cry, My King and my God, For to You I will pray.

Attend to the voice of my supplication, my King, and my God: for to thee, O Lord, will I pray.

My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up.

In the morning thou shalt hear my voice: in the morning will I wait upon thee, and will look up.

For You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness, Nor shall evil dwell with You.

For thou art not a god that desires iniquity; neither shall the worker of wickedness dwell with thee.

The boastful shall not stand in Your sight; You hate all workers of iniquity.

Neither shall the transgressors continue in thy sight: thou hatest, O Lord, all them that work iniquity.

You shall destroy those who speak falsehood; The LORD abhors the bloodthirsty and deceitful man.

Thou wilt destroy all that speak falsehood: the Lord abhors the bloody and deceitful man.

But as for me, I will come into Your house in the multitude of Your mercy; In fear of You I will worship toward Your holy temple.

But I will enter into thine house in the multitude of thy mercy: I will worship in thy fear toward thy holy temple.

Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; Make Your way straight before my face.

Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make my way plain before thy face.

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; Their inward part is destruction; Their throat is an open tomb; They flatter with their tongue.

For there is no truth in their mouth; their heart is vain; their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit.

Pronounce them guilty, O God! Let them fall by their own counsels; Cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions, For they have rebelled against You.

Judge them, O God; let them fail of their counsels: cast them out according to the abundance of their ungodliness; for they have provoked thee, O Lord.

But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; Let those also who love Your name Be joyful in You.

But let all that trust on thee be glad in thee: they shall exult for ever, and thou shalt dwell among them; and all that love thy name shall rejoice in thee.

For You, O LORD, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield.

For thou, Lord, shalt bless the righteous: thou hast compassed us as with a shield of favour.